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emy of Sciences as to what works of that philosopher should be in- 
cluded in a national publication ; and a committee was appointed to ex- 
amine, and report on the matter. This committee has now made its 
report ; and recommends that the Chamber of Deputies be asked for a 
sum of from 40,000 to 60,000 francs for the purposes of the publica- 
tion according to its suggestions. It is only with the view of giving a 
national character to this edition of Lavoisier, as the Committee ob- 
serve, that they apply to the State for its cost; for a member of the 
illustrious chemist’s own family would gladly take upon himself the en- 
tire expense, and renounces his right to do so only because of the 
greater glory redounding to Lavoisier from the sponsorship of the Gov- 
ernment. 
15. Leibnitz, (Athen. July 18, 1846.)—The honors paid to the 
memory of Leibnitz, on the occasion of the two-hundredth anniversary _ 
of his birth, have not been confined to his native town, Leipsic. In _ 
that city, however, we must not omit to mention, the King of Saxony 
contributed to the celebrations the important one of the creation of 4 
Royal Academy of Sciences. It is divided into two classes ; the first 
including Natural Philosophy and the Mathematics—the second, His- 
tory and Philology. Each class is to have twenty-five national mem- 
bers—residing either in the kingdom of Saxony or in the Saxon coun- 
tries of the Ernestine line,—and a certain number of foreign associates 
and corresponding members. On the first occasion, the native mem- 
bers are, as in the Vienna Institution, to be named » ‘by the King—but 
after-vacancies will be filled up, in each class, by its own election. 
The Academy is to hold two public meetings yearly—one on the King’s 
birthday, the other on that of Leibnitz. When these come too close 
together, the second public sitting is to be held on the 14th day of No- 
vember, the anniversary of the philosopher’s death.— At Hanover, where 
Leibnitz died, the occasion of the recent anniversary was marked by 
the opening to the public, for the first time, of the Chamber of Leibnitz, 
at the Royal Library. This room contains a crowd of objects -which 
belonged to that philosopher—including many of his manuscripts, pub- 
lished | and unpublished—his journal of the year 1696—his correspond- 
ence with the Duke of Hesse—the fauteuil in which he sat, and the 
book which he was reading, when struck. by death. This book is the 
first volume of the works of Argenais de Barelai,—Amsterdam edition. 
M. Eccard, the pupil and friend of Leibnitz, has written in it, in Latin, 
the following note :—‘ The illustrious Leibnitz had in his hand, and 
was anges this book; apo, in ‘the year 1716, the 14th day of No- 
pected khim. Witness, George Eccard.” 
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